The Ben Folds Orchestral Experience coming to CMAC

Multi-platinum selling, singer-songwriter Ben Folds will feature high-energy performances of his new piano concerto, along with orchestral arrangements of many of his pop hits on July 22 at CMAC.

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By Julie Sherwood

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By Julie Sherwood

Posted Feb. 24, 2014 at 1:14 PM

By Julie Sherwood
Posted Feb. 24, 2014 at 1:14 PM

Multi-platinum selling, singer-songwriter Ben Folds will feature high-energy performances of his new piano concerto, along with orchestral arrangements of many of his pop hits on July 22 at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center. Ben Folds will perform with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show at the performance arena on the campus of Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr., Hopewell.

The performance is part of The Ben Folds Orchestral Experience touring the US, the UK and Australia throughout 2014. Folds’ tour is being sponsored by Acura/ELS.

Folds was the front man of Ben Folds Five before going on to have a solo career. A critically- acclaimed celebrity judge on NBC’s “The Sing Off,” Folds has earned a reputation as a singular and influential voice in the world of popular music, according to a press release. In addition to numerous albums and a recent reunion tour with Ben Folds Five, Folds has recorded multiple studio albums as well as records documenting his renowned live performances.

Folds, serves on the board of the Nashville Symphony and owns the famous RCA Studio A in Nashville where legendary music from all genres, including Grammy-winning symphony albums, have been recorded.

For more than a decade, Folds has performed with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, including record-breaking sell-out Australian symphonic shows, repeatedly sold out shows at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC with the National Symphony Orchestra, and at the Boston Pops.

In 2012, Folds was commissioned to compose his first piano concerto, a unique blend of three movements that test the bounds of traditional orchestral music. Folds is a member of the distinguished Artist Committee for Americans For The Arts, and is also an outspoken advocate for music therapy and music education.

Tickets for the July 22 CMAC show go on sale Friday, Feb. 28 at noon. Tickets available atticketmaster.com, charge by phone (800) 745-3000 or the Blue Cross Arena box office.

Tickets are $55, $45 and $35 for pavilion seats and $20 in advance; and $25 the day of the show for lawn seats